זוהי
Zoe
זוהי is the Hebrew way to say the female given name Zoe.
זוהי is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
Zoe
Did you know?
- The name זוהי is a literal sentence in Hebrew meaning 'this is she'.
- While 'Zoe' is a Greek name meaning 'life', the Hebrew construction זוהי literally functions as the sentence 'this is'.
- Because it translates to 'this is' (feminine), saying זוהי Zoe sounds to a Hebrew speaker like you are pointing at her and saying 'This is Zoe'.
Example conversation
Noa introduces her friend to Itai.
- נועה Noaאיתי, תכיר את זוה.Itai, takir et Zoe.Itai, meet Zoe.
- איתי Itayשלום זוה, נעים להכיר.Shalom Zoe, na-im le-ha-kir.Hello Zoe, nice to meet you.
- נועה Noaזוהי הסטודנטית שסיפרתי לך עליה.zo-hi ha-stu-den-tit she-si-par-ti le-cha a-le-ha.This is the student I told you about.
- איתי Itayאני שמח להכיר אותך.ani sa-me-ach le-ha-kir ot-cha.I am happy to meet you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries זוהי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
